Embolic risk based on aortic atherosclerotic morphologic features and aortic spontaneous echocardiographic contrast

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1088-1093

  Finkelhor, Robert S ^a   Youssefi, Mojtaba E ^b   Lamont, William E ^b   Bahler, Robert C ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0033427323     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70367-4     Document Type: Article

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